GO BACK TO YOUR FIRST LOVE).

Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou has left thy first love.
REVELATION 2 : 4. READ : REVELATIONS 2 : 1 - 5 :
1 Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks;
2 I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them
which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast
found them liars: 3 And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted. 4 Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee,m because thou hast left thy first love. 5 Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I
will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.
MESSAGE :
Many people think of a high level of sin and crime when we talk of backsliding, whereas to backslide does not require going into heinous sins as some erroneously think. What is backsliding? Simply
defined, backsliding is failure to do the good things you were doing before. James 4 : 17says : “Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.”
It becomes a serious matter when you have started doing a good work and you stop doing it;
that is backsliding in its practical form. This was the situation in the Church at Ephesus. The Lord
commended their labour, their patience and their zero tolerance for evil. The Lord also knew how
careful they were in scrutinizing and distinguishing between true and false apostles. In
other words, they did not take any message in the Name of the Lord if they were not persuaded in
the Holy Ghost about its authenticity. They held fast the faith, labouring to defend it without compromise. However, the Lord had something against them; they had left their first love. As a
Christian, where is your first love? Is it still intact or have you left it for the theology of relativism? Is the end justifying the means of your livelihood? Your Church is swelling up in attendance after you compromised the faith. Those who you could not tolerate on God’s altar are those that are
frequently invited. Those singers that you could never allow near God’s sanctuary are those who
now frequently “minister” in songs to your congregation. Where is your first love? The
Master in Revelation 2 : 5 is saying :
“Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will
come unto thee quickly, and will remove they candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.”
In the past, Christians didn’t walk in the counsel
of the ungodly. They didn’t stand where sinners stood, and they didn’t sit at the forum of the
scornful ( Psalms 1 : 1 ). Nowadays, Christians promote and applaud jesting and ungodly jokes.
We seem to have forgotten that not only doers will be punished but also those who love the
doers. Romans 1 : 28, 32 says : “…Who knowing the judgment of God, that they
which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them
that do them.” Beloved, we should never allow our love for Christ go cold. Let us go back to our first love and be ready to suffer fleshy loss so that we can ultimately win Christ.
PRAYER POINT : Father, please forgive me in
anyway I have backslide and restore me to my
first love for You and Your Kingdom.
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